Two Idaho families were emotionally reunited over the weekend, after their dads got stuck in the snow overnight and then made their three brave children trek 19 miles in freezing conditions to find help.

William Murkle, 34, and his ten-year-old daughter Megun, went for a Saturday drive with John Julian, 38, and his children Isaac and Samantha, who are seven and eight.

When their SUV got stuck in deep snow at around 2.30pm near Lucky Peak the group was forced to shiver in the vehicle for the night, then set off at 8am on Sunday morning for a nine-hour trek.

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Safely home: Dad, William Murkle (right) and ten-year-old daughter Megun (left) walked for 19 miles to get help after their SUV got stuck in deep snow in Idaho

Relief: John Julian, 38, and his children Isaac and Samantha, who are seven and eight, got through by singing songs

Scene: The group got stranded in snow on Long Gulch Road near Lucky Peak, Idaho, after going on the ride to hopefully see some animals. 'We got stuck, we got unstuck, and we got stuck again,' dad Murkle said

Trouble: The group got stranded in snow on Long Gulch Road after going on the ride to hopefully see some animals. 'We got stuck, we got unstuck, and we got stuck again,' Murkle said

The exhausted families finally arrived at an inhabited cabin in Prairie, where they called their concerned families for a ride home.

Tough Megun Murkle, of Boise, told NWCN: 'It was just a long journey, but fun and miserable.'